Primer on food-borne pathogens for subsistence food handlers.

abstract：:Traditional food systems research with Canadian Indigenous Peoples has revealed many aspects of benefits and risks of the use of this food. Traditions based in hunting, fishing and gathering contain a great variety of species of wildlife plants and animals that provide rich cultural and nutritional benefits. Dietary c...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Kuhnlein HV,Receveur O,Chan HM

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Subsistence norms are part of the "ecosophy" or ecological philosophy of Alaska Native Peoples in the sub-Arctic, such as the Inupiat of Seward Peninsula. This kind of animistic pragmatism is a special source of practical wisdom that spans over thousands of years and which has been instrumental in the Iñupia...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Anthony R

更新日期：2013-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：:For decades the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) has been a health concern in Greenland, especially within the age group of 15-34 year olds. However, no overview exists of the potential differences in regional incidence and management of STIs. This study investigates the age, gender and region specific...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Homøe AS,Berntsen S,Pedersen ML

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Characterize and examine the prevalence of food insecurity in Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland, and identify stressors affecting the food system. STUDY DESIGN:A mixed-methods study using quantitative food security surveys and semi-structured interviews. METHODS:Food security surveys (n=61) were conducted with a ran...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Goldhar C,Ford JD,Berrang-Ford L

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data have been lacking on the prevalence of HIV and hepatitis B (HB) infections in the North American Indian population in Canada. In January 1992, surveillance was introduced into two residential First Nations alcohol and drug treatment centers in British Columbia as part of an AIDS/STD education program. Male and fe...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Martin JD,Mathias RG

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent reports have found a rise in Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in reproductive age women in the USA. Surveillance data suggests one group that is at increased risk of HCV infection is the American Indian and Alaska Native population (AI/AN). Using the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) birth certifica...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Nolen LD,O'Malley JC,Seeman SS,Bruden DJT,Apostolou A,McMahon BJ,Bruce MG

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The Alaska Native Medical Center diabetes program analysed Diabetes Care and Outcomes Audit data from 1994-2004 to evaluate the impact of the Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI) funding on process and intermediate outcomes. STUDY DESIGN:We conducted a retrospective analysis of data from standardized...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Ramesh M,Schraer C,Mayer AM,Asay E,Koller K

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cochlear implant (CI) treatment was introduced to the world in the 1980s and has become a routine treatment for congenital or acquired severe-to-profound hearing loss. CI treatment requires access to a highly skilled team of ear, nose and throat specialists, audiologists and speech-language pathologists for e...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Homøe P,Andersen T,Grøntved A,Percy-Smith L,Bille M

更新日期：2013-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was part of the international research project "Circumpolar Indigenous Pathways to Adulthood" (CIPA). OBJECTIVES:To explore ethnic identity negotiation, an unexplored theme, among indigenous North Sami youth living in a majority Sami community context in Arctic Norway. METHODS:A qualitative desi...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Nystad K,Spein AR,Balto AM,Ingstad B

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The rapid increase in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) has created an urgent need to develop new practices to prevent and treat it. One possibility is to provide specialists services to remote areas through videoconferencing (VC). Therefore, the aim was to study the feasibility of short-term group cou...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Laitinen J,Korkiakangas E,Alahuhta M,Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi S,Rajala U,Timonen O,Jokelainen T,Keränen AM,Remes J,Ruokonen A,Hedberg P,Taanila A,Husman P,Olkkonen S

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the rate and causes of preterm (before 37 weeks gestation) and very preterm (before 32 weeks gestation) delivery among a population of Inuit living in Canada. STUDY DESIGN:Three-year retrospective cross-sectional review of charts for patients delivering in the Baffin Region of Canada. RESULTS:Th...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Muggah E,Way D,Muirhead M,Baskerville B

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cluster is a mini-epidemic of a rare disease. Clusters may give clues to the etiology of disease, or may signal a hazardous exposure. Unfortunately, cluster investigations seldom are conclusive, for several reasons. Statistically significant clusters can occur by chance. The probability of finding chance cancer clus...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Cobb N

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our research in high latitudes has allowed the identification of a special class of deadaptive disorders, northern cardiometeopathies, which integrates cardiovascular functional violations connected to biologically significant modifications of meteorological, geomagnetic, electrical, gravitational, rhythmological and ...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Hasnulin VI,Sevost'yanova EV,Hasnulina AV

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study was aimed at ascertaining the prevalence of diffuse liver lesions and associated factors in the general population of Novosibirsk, Western Siberia. A representative sample of 362 men and 870 women aged 25-64 years was investigated using ultrasound examination and blood tests for liver-derived enzymes (AST, A...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Kurilovich SA,Reshetnikov OV,Rybiakov AN,Shakhmatov SG,Malytina SK,Ivanova MV

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Arctic residents can be exposed to a wide range of contaminants through consumption of traditional (country) foods (i.e. food from wild animals and plants that are hunted, caught or collected locally in the Arctic). Yet these foods provide excellent nutrition, promote social cohesion, meet some spiritual nee...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Krümmel EM,Gilman A

更新日期：2016-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the attitudes about and experiences with cervical cancer, Pap smear screenings and the HPV vaccine among a sample of Inuit women from Nunavik, Quebec, Canada. We also evaluated demographic and social predictors of maternal interest in HPV vaccination. STUDY DESIGN:A mixed method design was used ...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Cerigo H,Macdonald ME,Franco EL,Brassard P

更新日期：2012-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the contribution of student co-researchers to a community-based participatory Photovoice investigation of Indigenous children's food-related lived experience. We examine co-researchers' contributions to the research process, their role in knowledge co-generation and dissemination, and factors that ...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Genuis SK,Willows N,Alexander First Nation.,Jardine CG

更新日期：2015-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine how residents of the Inuit community of Nain, Nunatsiavut, Canada would like research results disseminated to their community. STUDY DESIGN:Qualitative study using focus groups and key informant interviews. METHODS:As part of a larger study on food safety, one focus group was conducted with hu...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Pufall EL,Jones AQ,McEwen SA,Lyall C,Peregrine AS,Edge VL

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroid hormones are important for metabolic regulation. A number of studies have dealt with the effect of arctic living on thyroid hormone secretion and metabolism in healthy animals and humans. Little is however known of the effect of arctic living on the occurrence of thyroid diseases. In a study from Upernavik, Gr...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Andersen S,Hvingel B,Laurberg P

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a paucity of research on Alaska Natives and their views on whether or not they believe they will age successfully in their home and community. There is limited understanding of aging experiences across generations. OBJECTIVE:This research explores the concept of successful aging from an urban Alask...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Lewis J

更新日期：2013-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rickets was first described in the 17th century and vitamin D deficiency was recognized as the underlying cause in the early 1900s. Despite this long history, vitamin D deficiency remains a significant health concern. Currently, vitamin D supplementation is recommended in Canada for breast fed infants. There...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Gross ML,Tenenbein M,Sellers EA

更新日期：2013-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite a growing number of studies and reports indicating a very high and increasing prevalence of trauma exposure in Greenlandic adolescents, the knowledge on this subject is still very limited. The purpose of the present study was twofold: To estimate the lifetime prevalence of potentially traumatic event...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Karsberg SH,Lasgaard M,Elklit A

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the clinical management of type 2 diabetes in the Eeyou Istchee communities of northern Quebec. STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective quality assurance audit. METHODS:Patients with diabetes were identified using the Cree Diabetes Information System. Charts of eligible patients were audited for healthcare ...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Naqshbandi Hayward M,Kuzmina E,Dannenbaum D,Torrie J,Huynh J,Harris S

更新日期：2012-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is a nationally developed and state-administered telephone survey which monitors the health behaviors and practices of adults aged 18 and older. One use of the survey is to monitor progress towards some of the Year 2000 Health Objectives for the United Stat...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Ingle DE,Owen PG

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To review the current status of health care access and utilization among Indigenous people in the North America, Australia and New Zealand. STUDY DESIGN:Literature review. METHODS:A systematic search and critical review of relevant studies using online searches of electronic databases (PubMed, PsychINFO, M...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Marrone S

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:In an eight years period new peptic ulcer was diagnosed in 127 Inuit patients at the Central Hospital, Dronning Ingrids Hospital, Nuuk/Godthåb. The ratios: duodenal ulcers (DU): prepyloric ulcers (PPU): gastric ulcers (GU) were 17:22:88. The male:female ratio was 2:1. 46 of the patients were living permanent...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Fenger HJ,Gudmand-Høyer E

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes the extent and variation in health disparities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people within Alaska, Greenland and the northern regions of Canada, Russia and the Nordic countries. We accessed official health statistics and reviewed research studies. We selected a few indicators of health sta...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Young TK,Broderstad AR,Sumarokov YA,Bjerregaard P

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study deals with the adaptation of the sympathoadrenal responses to an acute cold water immersion in ordinary winter swimmers. Hormonal responses were determined at the beginning of the winter swimming period in the autumn and after regular swimming for one and three months. Water temperature in the river was 10 ...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Huttunen P,Rintamäki H,Hirvonen J

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inuit women's perceptions of health risks from potential contamination in the arctic food chain were investigated in 1995 through in-depth interviews with 47 women in a Canadian arctic community. This number represents 34% of the eligible participants in the population of the research community. Many of these Inuit wo...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Egan C

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to investigate the association between earlier sexual abuse and polysubstance abuse among persons in alcohol, drug and gambling addiction treatment in Greenland. The study included 431 individuals treated in 2017-2019. Data on exposure (sexual abuse), outcome (polysubstance abuse), and potential confou...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Leth SV,Bjerrum ML,Niclasen BV

更新日期：2021-12-01 00:00:00